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18.2.8 hash-table-test Function

Syntax:
hash-table-test hash-table    test

Arguments and Values:
hash-table - a hash table.

test - a function designator. For the four standardized hash table test functions (see make-hash-table), the test value returned is always a symbol. If an implementation permits additional tests, it is implementation-dependent whether such tests are returned as function objects or function names.

Description:
Returns the test used for comparing keys in hash-table.

Exceptional Situations:
Should signal an error of type type-error if hash-table is not a hash table.

See Also:
make-hash-table

Allegro CL Implementation Details:
None.

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